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Zusatztext ..it is a credit to Tadros that he has consistently managed to present his analysis of a complex subject in such a clear and well argued fashion. Each of his chapters is logically structured and ought to be accessible to anyone with a competent grasp of the key concepts of criminal law. His own characterbased theory on individual responsibility is undoubtedly original in its political and institutionalised context, and this work should prove to be a primary reference point in criminal law theory for many years to come. Informationen zum Autor Victor Tadros is Lecturer in Law at the University of Edinburgh. Klappentext This book provides a systematic, philosophically informed account of criminal responsibility. Part 1 of the book provides an innovative account of some of the underlying principles of criminal responsibility in the context of political theory, showing how the conditions of responsibility are articulated in, and restrained by, the institutional setting of the criminal law. Part 2 uses the insights developed in Part 1 to reconsider some of the central doctrines of criminal responsibility, examining issues including the nature of causation, intentions, and beliefs, and mental disorder defences, excuses, and justifications. Zusammenfassung Providing an account of criminal responsibility, this book offers an innovative account of some of the underlying principles of criminal responsibility in the context of political theory. It reconsiders some of the central doctrines of criminal responsibility, examining issues including the nature of causation, intentions, and beliefs. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction Part 1: The Character of Criminal Responsibility 1. The Nature of Responsibility 2. Choice, Character and Capacity 3. Communication and the Character of Criminal Responsibility 4. The Structure of Criminal Responsibility Part 2: Doctrines of Criminal Responsibility 5. Exemptions from Responsibility: Natural, Social and Political 6. The Nature of Causation 7. Criminal Omissions: Culpability, Responsibility and Liberty 8. The Significance of Intentions 9. The Ethics of Belief 10. Reality and Appearance in Justification Defences 11. The Characters of Excuse 12: Excusing the Mentally Disordered 13: Shifting Standards and Criminal Responsibility ...
